Recommended events

July 15, 2011

Saturday

Rea Frey ("The Cheat Sheet: A Clue-by-Clue Guide to Finding Out if He's Unfaithful") will be the featured reader at the Tamale Hut Cafe Reading Series at 7 p.m. at Tamale Hut Cafe, 8300 W. Cermak Rd., North Riverside; free.

Sunday

Miles Harvey will present "How to Be a Better Writer When You Can't Write Every Day," a lecture on how to write if you have a busy schedule, at 3 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.; free.

Tony Trigilio will read poetry from noon to 2 p.m. on Loyola Beach, Greenleaf Street and the lake; free.

Mark Moffett will discuss his new book, "Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions," at 6:30 p.m. at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive; free. RSVP to adultprograms@naturemuseum.org.

Wednesday

Local author night will feature readings from Erica Adams, Krista August and Robert Rodi at 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave.; free.

Thursday

Jessica Hopper will discuss topics covered in "The Girls' Guide to Rocking: How to Start a Band, Book Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom" at 1 p.m. in the YOUmedia Center of the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.; free. Registration is required, visit chipublib.org for more.